Poetry Techniques

1. What is meant by enjambment?

• A pause in the middle of a line

• Verbs indicating the likelihood of something

• Similar-sounding words

• The meaning of a line spills over to the next line

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

2. A volta occurs when the mood of a poem drastically c______

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Where is the colloquial language in the stanza?

• We get sent out

• raiding a bank

• legs it up the road

• probably armed, possibly not

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.SL.8.6

CCSS.SL.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2E

CCSS.W.9-10.1D

4. Modal verbs show the l_________ of something.

5. Which example contains ONLY verbs?

• Run, listen, sit, spell

• Think, own, headphones, dog

• Loot, walk, type, cautious

• Slowly, sprint, suggest, think

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

6. ______ occurs when two words sound alike.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7. Which example demonstrates caesura?

• all are of the same mind

• He bursts again through the doors of the bank

• On another occasion, we get sent out

• so three of us open fire

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

8. Which example does NOT show caesura?

• Three of a kind all letting fly, and I swear

• I see every round as it rips through his life

• pain itself, the image of agony

• End of story, except not really

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

9. A _______ is a verse or a poem paragraph.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

10. What is the effect created by caesura?

• It disrupts the flow of the poem, reflecting the turmoil of the speaker

• It helps the poem flow more easily

• It creates a rich point of comparison

• It changes the mood of the poem suddenly

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4